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Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., MS, MPH

Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dean Emerita

Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., MS, MPH, a pediatrician and an epidemiologist, is a Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University (GW). Dr. Goldman served as the Dean of the School from August 2010 until October 2025. Before joining GW, she served as Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, overseeing the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

Key Studies

November 2025 Holtz TH, Hilmi L, Rao MM, Borrazzo J, Cherian D, GallagherThomas CK, Hetfield M, King DJ, Levy BS, Meline J, Price MD, Quattrochi JP, Richards AK, Goldman LR, Hansch SJ. Beyond Emergency Relief: The Role of U.S. Foreign Health Assistance Amid Growing Displacement and Climate Change. PLOS Global Public Health. 2025 Nov 3;5(11):e0005321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005321. PMID: 41183080; PMCID: PMC12582437 view
April 2023 Zigo L, Wilkinson A, Landry M, Castel AD, Vyas A, McDonnell K, Nagaraj NC, Goldman LR. Use of Rapid Antigen Tests to End Isolation in a University Setting: Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research. 2023 Apr 27;7:e45003. doi: 10.2196/45003. PMID: 37040562; PMCID: PMC10176128 view

Date: April 2022
Seed M, Limperopoulos C. In Utero Brain Growth Matters for Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. Circulation. 2022 Apr 12;145(15):1120-1122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.058683. Epub 2022 Apr 11. PMID: 35404677
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35404677

Date: January 2010
Limperopoulos C, Tworetzky W, McElhinney DB, Newburger JW, Brown DW, Robertson RL Jr, Guizard N, McGrath E, Geva J, Annese D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Trainor B, Laussen PC, du Plessis AJ. Brain Volume and Metabolism in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease: Evaluation With Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy. Circulation. 2010 Jan 5;121(1):26-33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.865568. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID: 20026783; PMCID: PMC2819908
View: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2819908

Date: February 2024
Wu Y, De Asis-Cruz J, Limperopoulos C. Brain Structural and Functional Outcomes in the Offspring of Women Experiencing Psychological Distress During Pregnancy. Molecular Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;29(7):2223-2240. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02449-0. Epub 2024 Feb 28. PMID: 38418579; PMCID: PMC11408260
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418579


Date: April 2022
Wu Y, Espinosa KM, Barnett SD, Kapse A, Quistorff JL, Lopez C, Andescavage N, Pradhan S, Lu YC, Kapse K, Henderson D, Vezina G, Wessel D, du Plessis AJ, Limperopoulos C. Association of Elevated Maternal Psychological Distress, Altered Fetal Brain, and Offspring Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes at 18 Months. JAMA Network Open. 2022 Apr 1;5(4):e229244. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.9244. PMID: 35486403; PMCID: PMC9055453
View: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35486403